In 2017, Downey, CA had a population of 113k people with a median age of 34.6 and a median household income of $68,162. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Downey, CA grew from 113,223 to 113,358, a 0.119% increase and its median household income grew from $65,332 to $68,162, a 4.33% increase.

The population of Downey, CA is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% White Alone, and 7.13% Asian Alone. 69.6% of the people in Downey, CA speak a non-English language, and 85.5% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Downey, CA is $479,500, and the homeownership rate is 50.8%. Most people in Downey, CA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 29.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Downey, CA is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Downey, CA is $68,162. Males in Downey, CA have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $57,252. The income inequality in Downey, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.5, which is higher than than the national average.

Households in Downey, CA have a median annual income of $68,162, which is more than the median annual income of $60,336 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $65,332 in 2016, which represents a 4.33% annual growth.

Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Downey, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, the income inequality in California was 0.5 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.16% growth from 2016 to 2017, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.

The 2017 the GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2017, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Downey, CA was Census Tract 5507 with a value of $88,837, followed by Census Tract 5505 and Census Tract 5506.02, with respective values of $77,030 and $76,795.

The following map shows all of the places in Downey, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

10.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Downey, CA (12k out of 112k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 13.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Downey, CA is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Downey, CA grew at a rate of 1.17%, from 54.3k employees to 54.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Downey, CA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (8,417 people), Sales & Related Occupations (7,220 people), and Management Occupations (4,765 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Downey, CA.

The most common jobs held by residents of Downey, CA, by number of employees, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (8,417 people), Sales & Related Occupations (7,220 people), and Management Occupations (4,765 people).

Compared to other places, Downey, CA has an unusually high number of residents working as Material Moving Occupations (1.36 times higher than expected), Personal Care & Service Occupations (1.26 times), and Community & Social Service Occupations (1.24 times).

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Downey, CA grew at a rate of 1.17%, from 54.3k employees to 54.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Downey, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (7,232 people), Manufacturing (7,011 people), and Retail Trade (6,641 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Downey, CA, though some of these residents may live in Downey, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Compared to other places, Downey, CA has an unusually high number of Wholesale Trade (1.91 times higher than expected), Utilities (1.48 times), and Transportation & Warehousing (1.43 times) industries.

85.6% of the population of Downey, CA has health coverage, with 46.3% on employee plans, 21.9% on Medicaid, 7.23% on Medicare, 9.59% on non-group plans, and 0.603% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in the place of Downey, CA was $7,549 in 2014. This is a 4.04% increase from the previous year ($7,256).

Primary care physicians in Downey, CA see 1281 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1281 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1214 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 324 patients per year.

Comparing across all counties in the state, Tehama County has the highest prevalence of diabetes (10.6%). Additionally, Tulare County has the highest prevalence of adult obesity (33.4%)

In 2016, West Virginia had the highest prevalence of adults with major depressive episode, with 8.26% of the population affected. The second highest is Arkansas (8.13%), followed by New Hampshire (7.98%).

The following map shows the percent of individuals with major depressive episode by state over multiple years.

In 2017, the median age of all people in Downey, CA was 34.6. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 25, were generally younger than than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 50. But people in Downey, CA are getting getting older. In 2016, the average age of all Downey, CA residents was 34.

As of 2017, 33.6% of Downey, CA residents were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.7%. In 2016, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Downey, CA was 34%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Downey, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Downey, CA was Mexico, the natal country of 4,212,695 Downey, CA residents, followed by Philippines with 836,199 and China with 612,429.

As of 2017, 85.5% of Downey, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.1%. In 2016, the percentage of US citizens in Downey, CA was 84.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Downey, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, there were 5.37 times more Hispanic or Latino residents (83.9k people) in Downey, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 15.6k White Alone and 8.08k Asian Alone residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Downey, CA as a share of the total population.

69.6% of Downey, CA citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is higher than the national average of 21.5%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Downey, CA was Spanish or Spanish Creole. 61.3% of the overall population of Downey, CA are native Spanish or Spanish Creole speakers. 1.81% speak Tagalog and 1.63% speak Spanish or Spanish Creole, the next two most common languages.

In 2016, universities in Downey, CA awarded 817 degrees. The student population of Downey, CA is skewed towards women, with 144 male students and 720 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Downey, CA are Hispanic or Latino (485 and 59.4%), followed by Unknown (168 and 20.6%), White (77 and 9.42%), and Black or African American (44 and 5.39%).

The largest universities in Downey, CA by number of degrees awarded are Downey Adult School (817 and 100%).

In 2016 the majority of degrees awarded at institutions in Downey, CA were to Hispanic or Latino students. These 485 degrees mean that there were 2.89 times more Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 168 degrees awarded.

The median property value in Downey, CA was $479,500 in 2017, which is 2.2 times larger than the national average of $217,600. Between 2016 and 2017 the median property value increased from $449,900 to $479,500, a 6.58% increase. The homeownership rate in Downey, CA is 50.8%, which is lower than the national average of 63.9%. People in Downey, CA have an average commute time of 29.2 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Downey, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$68,162

Median Household Income

± $1,577

32.7k

Number of Households

± 1,211

In 2017, the median household income of the 32.7k households in Downey, CA grew to $68,162 from the previous year's value of $65,332.

The following chart displays the households in Downey, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

In 2017, the median property value in Downey, CA grew to to $479,500 from the previous year's value of $449,900.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Downey, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Downey, CA the largest share of households have a property value in the $500k - $750k range.

This chart shows the households in Downey, CA distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Downey, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The following chart displays the households in Downey, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Downey, CA have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Downey, CA have a longer commute time (29.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.1 minutes). Additionally, 2.38% of the workforce in Downey, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Downey, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.